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Mission to Fiji
10 - 15 June 2006

The mission participated as a resource person in the Pacific Sub-regional Information Communication Technology (ICT) Training Workshop for Persons with Disabilities organized by UNESCO and Fiji Disabled People Association (FDPA) in Nadi, Fiji held from 12 -14 June 2006 . Objectives of the workshop are to 1) train disabled persons' organizations (DPO) on the best ICT and adaptive devices for persons with disabilities, 2) train DPO on the formulation of appropriate inclusive ICT policy, and 3) expose DPO on effective use of ICT for disability advocacy programs. As an outcome of the workshop, DPOs effectively use ICT to increase public awareness and promote disability-related concerns. Eleven representatives of DPOs in 7 Pacific countries namely, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu attended the workshop. At the end of the training, all participants proposed an action plan on ICT for persons with disabilities focusing on 1) inclusive ICT policy, 2) accessible information system, 3) capacity building, and 4) information sharing and network.

Mr. Raksak Chairanjuansakun, APCD resource person, provided a presentation on "Introduction on Assistive Devices and Information Accessibility" and hands-on training for "Screen Reader-JAWS and ALTAIR", "Web Accessibility" and "Digital Talking Book in DAISY" in collaboration with former APCD ICT training participants, Mr. Frederick Miller, FDPA and Mr. Fuata Faktaufon, United Blind Persons.

The Nadi Declaration was adopted by participants. In the Declaration, they encouraged the government to further pursue seven priority areas in the Biwako Millennium Framework and appreciated commitment of UNESCO, FDPA, and APCD in capacity building of DPOs.

As part of the APCD follow-up, Mr. Frederick, APCD WBN former trainee created a FDPA website in an accessible format, which contains the achievements of FDPA in the last 10 years, plus a recent profile of FDPA's activities. Ms. Kaushilya, former APCD participant from the Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons (FNCDP) has developed a website (http://www.fncdp.org) in an accessible format. For ICT for VIP ex-trainees, Mr. Fuata from the United Blind Persons is providing computer training for visually impaired persons.

APCD also contacted Mr. Setaraki Macanawai, Executive Director of Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons, APCD's focal point in Fiji. He fully recognized the importance of ICT for persons with disabilities in the Pacific region. He will further pursue the use of ICT and accessibility for persons with disabilities in the Pacific region.